A decorative way to keep your wine
at its optimum temperature at the dinner table. This
wine bag has the advantage of a knit-in i-cord around
the base to keep your bottle from tipping over. The
knit leaves and berries are from Nicky Epstein's book
Knitted Embellishments (an incredible source
of inspiration).

This pattern has lots of potential
for creativity -- embroider your hostess' initials,
or add stripes of novelty yarn for a funky effect.
Use your imagination!

This pattern is for knitting on
straight needles, since I despise knitting in the
round, but the pattern can be adapted to knit up without
seams like a sock.

To make it easier to pick up purl bumps in
a straight line when forming the ridge, thread
a length of cotton embroidery floss through
the purl bumps of the appropriate row first.
This can easily be picked out every inch or
two, as sts are picked up.

DIRECTIONS

Cozy
CO 42 sts.Row 1 [RS]: [K3, p3] to end.
This row forms 3x3 rib.

Work in 3x3 rib until work measures
1.5 inches from beg, ending with a RS
row.
Next row [WS]:
K2, [YO, p2tog tbl, p2, YO, k2tog] to last 4 sts,
YO, p2tog tbl, p2.
Cont in 3x3 rib until work measures 3 inches from
beg.
Work in St st until work measures 8 inches, ending
with a RS row.

Form RidgeNext Row [WS]: [With left needle, pick
up purl bump of next st, 6 rows down, p this st
tog with next st on needle] to end of row. This
will form a ridge on the right side of the work.

Sew
seam.
Work 2 rows crochet along CO edge as follows:Row 1: Single crochet in each st.Row 2: Single crochet in first st, [chain
5, slip stitch in 3rd chain from hook, skip next 3
sts, single crochet in next stitch] around.
Break yarn, secure, and weave in ends.

Twisted Cord
Cut a piece of yarn 3 yards in length. Fold it in
half, and attach the halfway point to a fixed object
(eg. hang it over a hook). Twist the two lengths of
yarn together until they begin to twist back on themselves.
Fold this twisted length of yarn in half -- the two
halves will twist together, and you will have a twisted
cord. Remove the end from the fixed object and knot
the ends together. Thread the cord through the eyelets,
using the photo as a guide. Embellish as desired (Some
examples follow).

Leaves and Berries
Embellishments taken from Knitted Embellishments
by Nicky Epstein, Interweave Press.